How common is the surname Bobo?

9,254 people in the United States had the surname Bobo in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 33,363 Americans. It ranked 3,828th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Bobo?

Jonah Bobo, American actor, followed by Roger Bobo.

Where is the surname Bobo most common?

Wikidata records people named Bobo in the United States.

Is the surname Bobo getting more or less common?

More common. 8,848 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,254 in 2010, up 4.6%.

The surname Bobo

A surname, carried by 9,254 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B100

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bobo is more common than 97.6% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 9,254 people named Bobo in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 33,363 Americans. That is up 4.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 8,848.

#3,828

rank among US surnames

9,254

people in 2010

3.1

per 100,000 Americans

+4.6%

change since 2000 (was #3,686)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,819	Joe	9,280	33,270
#3,820	Whitson	9,273	33,295
#3,822	Bohn	9,272	33,299
#3,823	Bourne	9,270	33,306
#3,824	Hanes	9,268	33,313
#3,825	Ruggiero	9,263	33,331
#3,826	Fitzsimmons	9,260	33,342

Who is named Bobo

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

57% of people named Bobo identified as white (not Hispanic), 37% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 57%
Black (not Hispanic) 37%
Two or more races 2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Bobos

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jonah Bobo
American actor, born 1997
Roger Bobo
American tubist and conductor (1938–2023)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Bobo

Bobo has the Soundex code B100, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B100.

Questions

How common is the surname Bobo?: 9,254 people in the United States had the surname Bobo in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 33,363 Americans. It ranked 3,828th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Bobo?: In the 2010 Census, 57% of people named Bobo identified as white (not Hispanic), and 37% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Bobo?: Jonah Bobo, American actor, followed by Roger Bobo.
Where is the surname Bobo most common?: Wikidata records people named Bobo in the United States.
Is the surname Bobo getting more or less common?: More common. 8,848 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,254 in 2010, up 4.6%.